•Apparently, there's no saving Saving Grace (TNT, tonight, 10 ET/PT).In its second-season premiere, a show that was already off-kilter has now become completely unhinged. And the tipping point is Holly Hunter's no-holds-barred star turn as Grace, a performance meant to seem "brave" but that just comes across as foolhardy.

Over-indulging in its queasy mix of violence and pseudo-spirituality, the show's return sets Grace on dual paths. She's a hero in public, thanks to a fugitive capture, and not so heroic in private, where she's torturing the priest who molested her as a child. The split is designed to contrast her professional success and personal torment, but the torture scenes are so ridiculous and overwrought, they simply divide you from the show and the character.

It's true that Sedgwick's vastly more entertaining performance in The Closer is not exactly subtle. But it works within the context of the show because it stays within the confines of the show and within the boundaries of human experience.

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